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2011 · Harrisonburg, VA

Aligning Programmatic Objectives with Industry Expectations with Student Experiences in Technical Communication

Session 1C

Section: Concurrent Session 1

RoleName as printedAffiliation as printedPaper
Moderator Matt Livesey University of Wisconsin-Stout → University of Wisconsin–Stout
Presenter Necia Werner Carnegie Mellon University → Carnegie Mellon University Framing Current Objectives for Student Success in Technical Communication: Results from Alumni/Industry Partner Feedback
Presenter Jennifer Ciroli IBM Putting Theory into Practice: Using Industry Experience to Help Prepare Students for Technical Writing Jobs
Presenter Sam B. Myers Carnegie Mellon University → Carnegie Mellon University From Aristotle to Oracle: One Student’s Journey From Philosophy to Technical Writing
Presenter Diane Warner Carnegie Mellon University → Carnegie Mellon University Write, Revise, Prognosticate: The Challenges of Writing Within a Development Cycle
Presenter John Wayne Williams Carnegie Mellon University → Carnegie Mellon University “Is This Thing On?”: Strategies for Negotiating End-User Needs While Planning and Writing a Large-Scale Healthcare Document

Source

2011 proceedings on cptsc.org. Names link to a person page only for people listed at two or more conferences.

The contents list 25 panels and no keynote. Panel 2A has nine presenters and no titles. A few names carry typos in the print, and they appear here as printed.

Cite as: CPTSC annual meeting. “Aligning Programmatic Objectives with Industry Expectations with Student Experiences in Technical Communication.” 2011 Proceedings, Harrisonburg, VA, session 1C. Via CPTSC Program Reader, November 02, 2026. The text of the paper is not republished here.